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Tim Finn Digs Deep For Solo Show In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn performed a one-off show for Sydney on 30 March with a few surprises.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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New Beatles Book Marks 60 Years Since The Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

A new book on The Beatles by Andy Neill and Greg Armstrong is focused on The Beatles one and only ever Australian tour from back in 1964.

Tagged as: 60s, Andy Neill, Australia, Greg Armstrong, Hong Kong, New Zealand, The Beatles, The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

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Split Enz Fans, Watch The Finn Brothers Rehearse ‘I See Red’

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist Peter Green has offered up another rare fine, Tim and Neil Finn rehearsing their Split Enz classic ‘I See Red’ in Los Angeles in 2004.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Finn, Finn Brothers, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Paul Kelly Records An Album At Neil’s Place and Then Plays For Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has competed 10 days in Auckland recording his next album at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios and then popped over to The Hollywood in Auckland to perform a few tunes with Neil.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, rock

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Split Enz ‘Murder’ Is A Brand New Enz Video For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Spilt Enz, there is a new Enz video for 2024 featuring the 1979 unreleased track ‘Murder’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Australia, Frenzy, murder, Mushroom, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Countdown Begins For Split Enz Rarity ‘Murder’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

A brand new video for the unreleased Split Enz track ‘Murder’ will premiere on 13 March, 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, murder, New Zealand, Peter Green, rock, Split Enz

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Neil Finn busking at Coatsville Market NZ

Neil Finn Busks At An Auckland Market

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn did a round of busking at an Auckland market last week. Well, sort of. Neil surprised shoppers at Coatsville Market in Auckland last Sunday when he and fellow Split Enz member Eddie Rayner knocked out the three songs ‘Distant Sun’, ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ and ‘I Got You’.

Tagged as: 80s, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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COTERIE Continue To Be One Of Australia’s Most Played Acts On Radio

by Paul Cashmere

With the first airplay charts of 2024 now coming through Perth indie act COTERIE has one of the most played songs on Australian radio at the start of the year with ‘Paradise’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, COTERIE, New Zealand, pop, reggae

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Lorde Teases New Music For 2024

by Music-News.com

Lorde has explained when fans can expect her new music.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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Watch Historic Footage of Split Enz Circa 1992

by Paul Cashmere

On 10 December 1992, Split Enz gathered at The Wynyard Tavern in Auckland to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first performance.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split Enz

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Tim Finn Puts A Lot Of Stuff and Nonsense Into First Tour in Eight Years

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn has put a lot of work into his first tour since 2015 which I imagine has to be more than just the six ‘The Life and Times of Tim Finn’ shows in Australia and New Zealand.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Crowded House, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split End, The Life and Times of Tim Finn, Tim Finn

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Tim Finn’s Solo Debut ‘Escapade’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn says “raise a glass” today and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of his debut solo album ‘Escapade’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Escapade, New Zealand, pop, rock, Tim Finn

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Tim Finn and Andy White Premiere ‘Three Sheep Grazing’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn and Andy White have a new video for the ‘AT’ album track ‘Three Sheep Grazing’.

Tagged as: 20s, Andy White, AT, Australia, Crowded House, New Zealand, rock, Sebastian White, Semi White, Split End, Tim Finn

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Tim Finn To Perform The Lives And Times of Tim Finn For Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn is putting a band together to take his recorded career out on the road for three shows in September.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Crowded House, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Neil Finn of Crowded House photo by Ros O'Gorman

More Previously Unreleased Crowded House Footage Surfaces

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House and Skyhoods archivist Peter Green has added more rare and previously unseen footage of Crowded House in London in 1992.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, New Zealand, Paul Hester, Peter Green, rock, Split Enz

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Noel Crombie of Split Enz and Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil Turn 70

by Paul Cashmere

Happy 70th to Noel Crombie, an early member of Split Enz and Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Midnight Oil, New Zealand, Noel Crombie, Peter Garrett, rock, Split Enz

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Historic Unseen Footage Of Split Enz Just Released To YouTube

by Paul Cashmere

Previously unseen rehearsal footage of Split Enz from 2009 has just been uploaded to YouTube.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, I See Red, New Zealand, rock, sound relief, Split Enz

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Andy White And Tim Finn Are Where Its At

by Paul Cashmere

Andy White and Tim Finn were still working out the pronunciation of their latest project AT right up to the day the album was released.

Tagged as: 20s, alt, Andy White, AT, Australia, New Zealand, rock, Tim Finn

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Andy White and Tim Finn Premiere ‘The Happiness Index’

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriters Andy White and Tim Finn have reunited to created a tongue-in-cheek musical commentary of the United Nations World Happiness Report with the song ‘The Happiness Report’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Andy White, AT, Australia, indie, New Zealand, rock, The Happiness Report, Tim Finn

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New Zealand’s Whitianga Concert With ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Benatar Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Whitianga Summer Concert featuring ZZ Top, Pat Benatar, Stone Temple Pilots and The Angels has been cancelled due to the flooding in the North Island.

Tagged as: live music, music festival, New Zealand, Pat Benatar, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, The Angels, Whitianga, ZZ Top

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Hamish Kilgour of The Clean Found Dead In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Hamish Kilgour, the co-founder of New Zealand band The Clean, has been found dead in Christchurch.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Hamish Kilgour, New Zealand, rock, The Clean

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New Zealand’s Margaret Urlich Has Passed Away At Age 57

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich has lost a two and a half year battle with cancer at the age of 57.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Daryl Braithwaite, Margaret Urlich, New Zealand

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The Angels To Play New Zealand With ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots and Pat Benetar

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels will head to New Zealand in February 2023 for a show with ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots and Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo.

Tagged as: music festival, New Zealand, Pat Benetar, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, The Angels, ZZ Top

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Elton John To Resume Farewell Yellow Brick Road Dates In Australia and New Zealand in January 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Elton John will return for his final Australian dates of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in January 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Elton John, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, New Zealand, pop, rock, UK

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Vanessa Picken To Lead Sony Music Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Sony Music has appointed Vanessa Picken music executive and entrepreneur Vanessa Picken to lead its Australia and New Zealand team.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, New Zealand, Sony Music, Vanessa Picken

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Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern Gift Each Other Music

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have been giving the gift of music to each other this week.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, Jacinda Ardern, music industry, New Zealand

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Crowded House Reschedule A Day On the Green Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will be back in November for make-up gigs in Australia including their postponed shows for A Day On The Green.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz

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One Time Richard Clapton Guitarist Red McKelvie Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Red McKelvie, the New Zealand born guitarist for Richard Clapton’s debut album ‘Prussian Blue’ has died.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, New Zealand, Red McKelvie, Richard Clapton, rock

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Teddy Toi of Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs and Max Merritt and The Meteors Has Died At 82

by Paul Cashmere

Bass player Teddy Toi, a one-time member of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Max Merritt & The Meteors, has passed away on 18 April 2022 at age 82.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Billy Thorpe, Lobby Loyde, Max Merritt, New Zealand, rock, Teddy Toi, The Aztecs

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Lorde Sorry To Postpone North American Dates

by Music-News.com

Lorde is “so, so sorry” to have postponed dates on her ‘Solar Power’ tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, Solar Power

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